Siyabonga Nkosi opened the scoring for United in the 41st minute. Straight after that Chiefs got a penalty, and the captain of the day Gerald Sibeko made no mistake, sending Jacob Mokhasi the wrong way.

In the second half, Dominic Issacs made it 2-1 for Chiefs in the 54th minute following a goal-mouth scrumble. Isaacs then conceded a penalty few minutes after that, Anthony Laffor scored, 2-2.

George Lebese regained the lead of Chiefs in the 78th minute. Jose Torrealba made it 4-2 in the 90th minute to seal the victory for Chiefs.

United beat Denmark side Brondby FC 2-1 in the semifinal, while Chiefs edged BidVest Wits 4-3 in the penalty shootouts after finishing the game tied 0-0.